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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130644 | ELECTRICAL METHODS SEISMIC INTERFACE BOX The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for evaluating the geometry of a fracture.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130643 | IDENTIFYING INVALID SEISMIC DATA A method for processing seismic data. The method may include (1) receiving seismic data acquired by an ith seismic sensor of a plurality of seismic sensors and (2) determining an ith value to represent an ith power spectral density curve... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120084007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECLUSTERING SUBSURFACE DATA ON A PER-SLICE BASIS Wellbore data samples taken within a subsurface volume of interest are declustered. A weighting-based, interpolating technique is employed in a layer-based, two dimensional manner to separate slices within the subsurface volume of interest. The performance of declusteri... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072115 | DETERMINATION OF NOTIONAL SIGNATURES A method of determining the signature of a seismic source array comprises determining a notional signature of at least one source of an array of n seismic sources from measurements of the emitted wavefield from the array made at 2n independent locations and from the rel... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072116 | EXTRACTION OF DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS A process that assists with the identification of potential hydrocarbon deposits that includes performing a structural interpretation of a three-dimensional seismic volume, transforming the three-dimensional seismic volume into a stratal-slice volume, performing a strat... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGES OF SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES A system and method for generating images of a subsurface region of interest is provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of generating images related to a subsurface region of interest includes: accessing, via a central processing unit (CPU), seismic d... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053840 | Communication Between Sensor Units and a Recorder A seismic acquisition system. In one implementation, the seismic acquisition system includes a recorder having a memory having a communication protocol application stored therein and one or more sensor units in communication with the recorder through a communications ne... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046871 | METHOD FOR TIME PICKING AND ORIENTATION OF THREE-COMPONENT SEISMIC SIGNALS IN WELLS A method, having application to petroleum exploration or production, for picking the arrival time of seismic waves and use thereof for orienting the components of a multi-component sensor. After acquisition of seismic data using a VSP type method, with a multi-component... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120035852 | PROCESSING SEISMIC DATA A method of processing multi-component seismic data is provided that comprises determining, in the time-offset domain, a first partition rate for a first event from the multi-component seismic data. Information about near-receiver properties of the earth may be obtained... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120026832 | JOINT STRUCTURAL DIP REMOVAL A method for structural dip removal. The method includes converting a seismic volume to a depth domain, extracting seismic dips from the seismic volume in the depth domain along a borehole trajectory, analyzing a borehole using the seismic dips to obtain structural dip ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022791 | VH Reservoir Mapping with Borehole Sensors A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low frequency background seismic data. The ratio data may be compared, plotted, conto... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120004850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIGRATING SEISMIC DATA A system and method that enable the processing of seismic data. In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of processing nodes and a server. The plurality of processing nodes are configured to process seismic data for migration. The server is operatively linked t... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004849 | EFFICIENT WINDOWED RADON TRANSFORM One or more computer-readable media including computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to define a Radon transform convolution mask; specify an angle that defines a line extending at least partially across a pixel image; and apply the mask success... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110320129 | SHOT GATHER DATA BEAMER AND DEBEAMER Beamed data can be obtained from shot gather data, and debeamed data can be obtained from beamed data. Shot gather data for a geophysical volume of interest in a first domain and/or beamed data in a third domain may be received. The first domain has a component relating... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313671 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ROCK FALL Aspects of the invention provide systems and methods for using ballast sensors to detect rock fall events in a vicinity of railway tracks or similar roadways or tracks. The ballast sensors are spaced apart from the tracks. Particular embodiments permit the use of signal... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110251797 | METHOD OF MONITORING A GEOLOGICAL GAS STORAGE SITE BY STRATIGRAPHIC INVERSION OF SEISMIC DATA A method of monitoring an underground formation into which a gas is injected or from which a gas is produced, by a stratigraphic inversion of seismic data with anamorphosis of impedances. Pre-injection and post-injection seismic data are acquired. A pre-injection seismi... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110231100 | ROTATIONAL SEISMOMETER FOR NEAR-FIELD MEASUREMENTS A rotational seismometer having a housing that encases an optical lever having a light source for emitting a beam of light through a slit defined by the optical lever that is focused by a lens for focusing the beam of light to a balance bob suspended within the housing ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110213556 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCAL ATTRIBUTE MATCHING IN SEISMIC PROCESSING There is provided herein a New system arid method of local attribute match filtering which operates in the local attribute domain via the use of complex wavelet transform technology. This approach is adaptable to address various noise types in seismic data and, more par... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110202277 | Derivative Imaging for Subsurface Object Detection A series of scans is generated for a subsurface and a derivative image is created using the series of subsurface images. One or more tests are performed on the derivative image, and a subsurface object is detected based on the one or more tests. A sensor is configured t... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110199861 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MOTORIZED OBJECTS Sensor unit for detecting a motorized object producing a seismic or acoustic signal in the form of at least one spectral line, comprising at least one seismic sensor or at least one acoustic sensor for collecting a signal, an analog-to-digital converter for receiving sa... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110202278 | MULTI-FUNCTION BROADBAND PHASED-ARRAY SOFTWARE DEFINED SONAR SYSTEM AND METHOD A software defined platform is provided for subsea acoustic applications that utilizes a broadband phased array transducer and a configurable, multi-function software defined transducer that is configurable on the fly to enable various subsea acoustic systems to be achi... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110196613 | METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING A CO2 PLUME IN A GEOLOGICAL STORAGE AQUIFER A method of monitoring a CO2 geological storage site by locating the CO2 plume from 4D seismic data is disclosed. A stratigraphic inversion of the seismic data is performed in order to obtain the P and S impedances, before and after CO2 ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110191032 | INTERPOLATION OF PERIODIC DATA A method for interpolating data. The method includes receiving data acquired at one or more locations where the data represents subterranean formations in the earth. The method also includes selecting one or more of the locations such that the selected locations are wit... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110178715 | DIP-based corrections for data reconstruction in three-dimensional surface-related multiple prediction A best fitting trace in seismic data is determined for a desired trace to be reconstructed. A dip-based correction is calculated per trace and per sample for differences in azimuth, common midpoint coordinates, and offset between the best fitting trace and the desired t... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110158042 | Randomization of Data Acquisition in Marine Seismic and Electromagnetic Acquisition The presently disclosed technique includes a method for use in a marine survey comprising randomizing the distribution of receivers and sources during a coil shoot acquisition. The randomizing can be implemented in a number of ways. For example, in one embodiment, rando... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110125406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATING MULTIPLES IN SEISMIC DATA THAT ACCOUNTS FOR BEAM AZIMUTH The present invention incorporates the use of model-driven and data-driven methodologies to attenuate multiples in seismic data utilizing a prediction model which includes multiply-reflected, surface-related seismic waves. The present invention includes beam techniques ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110125407 | Apparatus and Method for Integrating Survey Parameters into a Header A method, apparatus and system for acquiring seismic data is disclosed that in one aspect receives a seismic signal detected by at least one sensor in response to a seismic energy signal generated by a source at a selected location at a data acquisition unit in data tha... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110115787 | VISULATION OF GEOLOGIC FEATURES USING DATA REPRESENTATIONS THEREOF One exemplary embodiment presents a unified approach in the form of an Interactive “Violation” (simultaneous visualization and simulation) Environment (IVE) designed to efficiently segment geologic features with high accuracy. The IVE unifies image structure analysi... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110118984 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING SEISMIC DATA FROM A SEISMIC SECTION IN BITMAP FORMAT A computer implemented method for retrieving seismic data from a seismic section provided in a bitmap format. The method includes reconstructing a two dimensional matrix of seismic interpolated data in which a value at a given pixel in the matrix is proportional to loca... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110108283 | Method For Remote Identification And Characterization of Hydrocarbon Source Rocks Using Seismic and Electromagnetic Geophysical Data Method for assessing hydrocarbon source rock potential of a subsurface region without well log information. The method uses surface electromagnetic (121) and seismic (122) survey data to obtain vertical profiles of resistivity and velocity (123), wh... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110110192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND TRANSFORMING GEOPHYSICAL AND PETROPHYSICAL DATA A computer system and a computer-implemented method for analyzing input data from a geological volume of interest in a subterranean formation. The method includes processing the input data using a first subterranean interpretation model, the first subterranean interpret... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110098932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PEDESTRIANS Detection of at least one object causing a signal of interest. In one embodiment, a method of detecting at least one object causing a persistent non-random pressure wave comprises: providing a digital signal representation of the pressure wave that includes respective a... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110093202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND DETECTING AN EVENT A system for monitoring and detecting an event. A position determining unit configured to receive a position determining signal. A seismic event detector configured to detect a seismic event and generate a seismic event signal. A storage unit configured for storing posi... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110082647 | COMBINING SEISMIC DATA FROM SENSORS TO ATTENUATE NOISE To perform noise attenuation for seismic surveying, a sensor assembly is deployed on a ground surface, where the sensor assembly has a seismic sensor to measure seismic waves propagated through a subterranean structure, and a divergence sensor comprising a pressure sens... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110082645 | VARIABLE GRID FOR FINITE DIFFERENCE COMPUTATION A computer system and a computer-implemented method for evaluating a geophysical model using a grid of points representing locations in a subsurface geological region are disclosed. The method includes storing a geophysical model of the subsurface geological region in a... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110071763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAULT IDENTIFICATION A system, which may be and/or may include a computer system, and method for identifying a fault patch position from a seismic data volume. The system and method may include defining an initial active surface in the seismic data volume; identifying one or more active sur... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110046885 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR EXPLORING A REGION BELOW A SURFACE OF THE EARTH A passive method for exploring a region below the surface of the earth. The method comprises using a plurality of sensors to obtain seismic data obtained by recording ambient seismic interface waves in a frequency range whose lower limit is greater than 0 Hz, and whose ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046884 | SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Embodiments of methods and systems for analysis of geological structures using seismic attributes are described. In some embodiments, a method includes computing a similarity function using one or more seismic attributes at a location within the geological structure alo... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110035154 | UTILIZING SALTS FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE Aspects of the invention include methods of contacting carbon dioxide with an aqueous mixture. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a subterranean brine may be contacted with carbon dioxide to produce a reaction product, which may or may not be furthe... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110022322 | PROSPECT STRESS PREDICTION A method is provided for obtaining a quantitative prediction of a magnitude of a maximum horizontal stress (SH/SV) at a point on a horizon within a prospect including the following steps: a) receiving seismic reflection data including a plurality o... | 01/27/2011 |
